By Caribbean News Global 
LONDON, England – Sudan’s prime minister Abdalla Hamdok survived an assassination attempt in the capital Khartoum on Monday, tweeting after the incident: “I would like to assure the people of Sudan that I am safe and in good shape.”
Prime minister Hamdok is a former UN economist, appointed in August by Sudan’s Sovereign Council, made up of six civilians and five military officers after months of negotiations between the military and civilian protesters, who demanded that the army returned to barracks after ousting Bashir in April 2019.
The attack only served as “an additional push to the wheel of change in Sudan,” he said.
Briefing reporters, the UN’s Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, said, UN chief António Guterres was “shocked and saddened” to learn of the attack, and expressed “full solidarity” with the prime minister and people of Sudan.
The joint UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) also released a statement expressing “deep regret” at the attempted assassination.
UNAMID’s Joint Special Representative, Jeremiah Mamabolo, said: “we are both deeply shocked and saddened by this serious incident. It is indicative that the perpetrator(s) of such a heinous act aims to derail the transitional period. The hopes of the Sudanese people for a transition to peace, freedom, and justice must prevail.”
Hamdok was appointed to lead Sudan’s transitional government last August, after its longterm ruler, Omar al-Bashir, was deposed by the military in response to months of popular protest against his rule.
“We paid a hefty price for this revolution for a better tomorrow and for sustainable peace. Our revolution should always be guarded by its peacefulness,” Hamdok tweeted.
So far nobody has claimed responsibility for the assault on the prime minister’s convoy, which the country’s information minister is reportedly describing as a “terrorist attack”. The political transition has led to many former key figures in politics and the military, losing influence and authority.
“UNAMID and its leadership reiterate their full support to prime minister Hamdok in his endeavors to see Sudan through a successful transition in a manner that achieves the hopes and aspirations of the Sudanese people for a peaceful, stable and prosperous future”, said Mamabolo.
Nobody was reported to have been hurt in Monday’s attack, which reportedly took place near the northeastern entrance to a bridge that collects the north of the city to the prime minister office in central Khartoum.
“Rest assured that what happened today will not stand in the way of our transition; instead, it is an additional push to the wheel of change in Sudan,” Hamdok said on twitter.
